Beuningen

Beuningen
Municipality
Beuningen town hall
Flag
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°ECoordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Carol van Eert (PvdA)
Area[2]
• Total	47.09 km^2 (18.18 sq mi)
• Land	43.70 km^2 (16.87 sq mi)
• Water	3.39 km^2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	9 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	25,267
• Density	578/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Beuninger
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	6550–6551, 6640–6645
Area code	024, 0487
Website	www.beuningen.nl

Beuningen ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands close to the city of Nijmegen. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. 1 Mile to the north lies the river Waal

Beuningen lies in the armpit of the A73 (Nijmegen-Venlo, on the south side) and A50 (Zwolle-Eindhoven, in the west) motorway interchange. In the north it borders the river Waal and Nijmegen in the east. Beuningen had a population of 25,267 in 2014. There is a restored windmill in the town, De Haag.

Population centres

• Beuningen
• Ewijk
• Weurt
• Winssen

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Beuningen, June 2015.

Beuningen, church: de Corneliuskerk

References

1. "Carol van Eert" (in Dutch). Gemeente Beuningen. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 6641AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Beuningen, Gelderland at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website